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Hello and Welcome  Today, I want to talk about EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, RELATIVITY , an introduction to the section II of the Book LANGUAGE IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY: A READER IN LINGUISTICS AND ANTHROPOLOGY by DELL HYMES (1927 – 2009). About the Author: Dell Hymes (1927 - 2009) Dell Hymes was a linguist, sociolinguist, anthropologist, and folklorist who established disciplinary foundations for the comparative, ethnographic study of language use. His research focused upon the languages of the Pacific Northwest. What the Chapter is about? This chapter is introduction to the second section of the book. This section’s articles are about the issues of language diversity, relativity, and equality. Chapter addresses outdated misconceptions surrounding the study of language, specifically the inaccurate classification of languages as "primitive". It advocates for a more nuanced approach recognising the equality of all languages in their scientific value, while acknowledging their div...
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Hello All.

This is J. A. H. Khatri from Vadodara, Gujarat (India). Basically, I am a teacher, teaching Communication Skills, Contributor Personality Development, and Life Skills at an engineering institute near Vadodara. Earlier I was engaged with the Department of Linguistics, The M S University of Baroda, Vadodara where I have taught various courses of core and applied Linguistics both at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels.

My primary area of interest is Cultural studies, I study Communication theories from Cultural perspective. And because of the vast impact of Media on present day culture, I started working on Media communication.

Last, I have very little to teach you, namely: Simplicity, Tolerance and Compassion.

Thank you

You can know about my academic research by visiting http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=MlI7iQYAAAAJ

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